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New thinking for a sustainable future. Based on, but not limited to, permaculture ethics and principles. We believe strongly in community, ethical food production, care of our soil, permaculture thinking, as well as organic and regenerative growing. We also inspire new ways of solving problems and s…

Rich Bowden


    • Jul 15, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Ep 11 -- Talking more on the Backyard Regen Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 16:56


    Co-host links: RegenEarth Permaculture Plus The Real Food Chain Rich Bowden Writing World Organic News Episode 11 of the Permaculture Plus podcast is a replay of co-host's Jon Moore's World Organic News (ep 176) which delves into the arguments behind Jon and Rich's Backyard Regen project at RegenEarth.  Remember as permaculture guru Bill Mollison said:  “The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone.”    Jon and Rich now offer professional media (podcasting and writing) services for permies and organics! For more information, see here. Links: https://highcleretasmania.wordpress.com/ Annie's Cake Studio John Seymour Bill Mollison Rich Bowden Writing  

    Ep 10 -- Backyard Regen Project Takes Shape!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 5:08


    Co-host links: RegenEarth Permaculture Plus The Real Food Chain Rich Bowden Writing World Organic News Episode 10 of the Permaculture Plus podcast is a little late, but well worth the wait. Co-hosts Jon Moore and Rich Bowden fill out their RegenEarth project. Now with an associated podcast at RegenEarth, we talk over the developments (and there's been quite a few) over at the Backyard Regen project at RegenEarth.  Remember as permaculture guru Bill Mollison said:  “The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone.”    Jon and Rich now offer professional media (podcasting and writing) services for permies and organics! For more information, see here. Links: https://highcleretasmania.wordpress.com/ Annie's Cake Studio John Seymour Bill Mollison Rich Bowden Writing

    Ep 9 -- Time for change

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 25:58


    Co-host links: RegenEarth Permaculture Plus The Real Food Chain Rich Bowden Writing World Organic News Episode 9 of the Permaculture Plus podcast is beyond special. In it, co-hosts Jon Moore and Rich Bowden discuss a new venture, their RegenEarth project. Now there's not much to see with this at the moment, but Rich and Jon have decided to use this episode to set out their dream, their inspiration and the drive behind this regenerative agriculture project. Remember as permaculture guru Bill Mollison said:  “The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone.”    Jon and Rich now offer professional media (podcasting and writing) services for permies and organics! For more information, see here. Links: https://highcleretasmania.wordpress.com/ Annie's Cake Studio John Seymour Bill Mollison Rich Bowden Writing  

    Ep 8 -- The Highclere regen farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 29:49


    Co-host links: Permaculture Plus The Real Food Chain Rich Bowden Writing World Organic News Episode 8 of Permaculture Plus podcast sees Rich and Jon talk about Jon's plans for his regenerative agriculture farm in Highclere, Tasmania. Rich and wife Carol recently had the pleasure of staying with Jon and Annie at the farm in the stunning high country of the North West and were amazed at the wonderful hospitality and Jon's ideas for a regen future. Not to mention the Polish chooks and Jake and Elwood, the piglets! We had a lot of fun recording this, so sit back and enjoy Episode 8 of Permaculture Plus. Jon and Rich now offer professional media (podcasting and writing) services for permies and organics! For more information, see here. Links: https://highcleretasmania.wordpress.com/ Annie's Cake Studio John Seymour Bill Mollison  

    Ep 7 -- Dan Hatfield interview Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 32:23


    Co-host links: Permaculture Plus The Real Food Chain Rich Bowden Writing World Organic News Co-host Rich Bowden sits down, listens and learns as permaculturalist, gardener and deep systems thinker Dan Hatfield of Healthy Harvest Kitchen Gardens talks permaculture, worm farms and rocket mass heaters. (And a whole lot more besides). It's an incredible wide-ranging discussion, hope you love it! Subscribe to us in the podcatcher of your choice and help spread the word! Jon and Rich now offer professional media (podcasting and writing) services for permies and organics! For more information, see here. Links:   Healthy Harvest Kitchen Gardens Annie's Cake Studio John Seymour Bill Mollison Geoff Lawton The Power of Habit -- Charles Duhigg El Gibbs Paul Wheaton Ianto Evans -- Rocket Mass Heaters Matt Walker The Earth Moved -- Amy Stewart

    Ep 6 -- Fiona Rossiter interview, climate change and agriculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 48:49


    Co-host links: Permaculture Plus The Real Food Chain Rich Bowden Writing World Organic News A bit more freewheeling, a few more laughs and a lot more permaculture information, news and views besides! This month sees co-hosts Jon and Rich discuss the recent admission by the right wing Nationals NSW Primary Industries Minister that climate change is real and needs an immediate response. Is this for real? Or just an election ploy? Listen and hear our take. We've also added an edited interview with permaculturalist, teacher, author and cafe owner Fiona Rossiter, one of the people who served as the inspiration behind the creation of Permaculture Plus. Hope you love it! Subscribe to us in the podcatcher of your choice and help spread the word! Jon and Rich now offer professional media (podcasting and writing) services for permies and organics! For more information, see here. Links: Original interview with Fiona on Climactic   Bissy's Permaculture Cafe Fipa's World Sands are shifting (article)  

    Ep 5 -- Pig Tractors, silvopasture and permaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 27:50


    Co-host links:  The Real Food Chain Rich Bowden Writing World Organic News   This month's episode is a look at pig tractors and silvopasture with co-hosts Rich Bowden and Jon Moore talking about how these two old-fashioned farming methods neatly fit into an organic/permaculture way of life. We think you'll love the show! For solutions, ideas, thoughts, different ways of thinking and background with a permaculture twist, download Permaculture Plus in your podcatcher of choice. Links: Drawdown: the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming Call of the Reed Warbler -- Charles Massy Climactic   Connect with Jon Moore at World Organic News or at http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/worldorganicnews. Rich Bowden is available for writing or podcasting work here. 

    Ep 4 -- Lis Bastian interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 43:13


    Co-host links:  The Real Food Chain Rich Bowden Writing World Organic News Episode Four of Permaculture Plus is a co-production with Mark Spencer's climate change podcast Climactic, featuring a wonderful chat with permaculturalist and community organiser Lis Bastian. Lis makes it very clear in the interview that permaculture, its ethics and principles, have played a large role in her personal and professional ideals and projects. Nowhere is this more apparent than when Lis talks about her remarkable local media project The Big Fix.  Hint: Listen out folks for Lis's remarkable ideas on incorporating storytellers in our media! Truly inspiring! For solutions, ideas, thoughts, different ways of thinking and background with a permaculture twist, download Permaculture Plus in your podcatcher of choice. Links:   Climactic The Big Fix The Big Fix -- Facebook Journal Sentinel article Connect with Jon Moore at World Organic News or at http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/worldorganicnews. Rich Bowden is available for writing or podcasting work here. 

    Ep 3 -- Meg McGowan interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 59:01


    Co-host links:  The Real Food Chain Rich Bowden Writing World Organic News Episode Three of Permaculture Plus is very special. Our first guest is interviewed on Permaculture Plus! A fascinating and informative chat, co-host Rich Bowden talks to Meg on a wide range of issues, all loosely based on permaculture ethics and principles. Meg talks on everything from applying permaculture in the home and your life, to the rise of independent candidates in Australian politics, to how to talk to people who disagree with you (hint: it's all about the tenth permaculture principle!) For solutions, ideas, thoughts, different ways of thinking and background with a permaculture twist, download Permaculture Plus in your podcatcher of choice. Links: Smarter than Crows Of course permaculture is political! Earth User's Guide to Permaculture -- Rowe Morrow https://www.facebook.com/Permacoach/ Becoming Superhuman (Catalyst show) Bissy's permaculture cafe (Orange,NSW) Project Drawdown (Paul Hawken) The Big Fix (Lis Bastian)   Connect with Jon Moore at World Organic News or at http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/worldorganicnews. Rich Bowden is available for writing or podcasting work here. 

    Ep 2 -- IPCC, climate change and Monsanto

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2018 34:46


    Co-host links:   The Real Food Chain Rich Bowden Writing World Organic News   Episode Two of Permaculture Plus sees co-hosts Jon Moore and Rich Bowden discuss a range of issues from farmers' dependency on Roundup (and how to escape it) and the Australian government's apparent unwillingness, or inability, to do anything about climate change in the wake of the IPCC report handed down last week.   Again we offer a solution.   For solutions, ideas, thoughts, different ways of thinking and background with a permaculture twist, download Permaculture Plus in your podcatcher of choice.    Links:   Counter political inaction on climate change (do it yourself) Next few years the most important in history – IPCC’s wake-up call to world (pity Australia is opting out) The heat in the east: Wentworth goes into fierce battle for climate and democracy Attra -- Sustainable Agriculture Of course permaculture is political! Cancer Council calls for Australian review amid Roundup cancer concerns Connect with Jon Moore at World Organic News or at http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/worldorganicnews. Rich Bowden is available for writing or podcasting work here. 

    Ep One -- Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 13:37


    In which World Organic News' Jon Moore and Climactic's Rich Bowden announce a new episode. Permaculture Plus. This is a new podcast aimed at bringing new thinking (or old methods) into everyday living.  It is systems thinking but with a difference, based closely on permaculture ethics and principles but not limited to these precepts. Hope you love the show as much as we have been inspired in making it!

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